This time we’re joined by Nick’s cousin Emil Raji, who runs Sailboat Records and plays in the bandA City Sorrow Built (and
others). We discuss the
colonial implications of the #boycottBali campaign, which was started in
reaction to two Australian citizens, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, being executed
in Bali for drug trafficking.

We mention the Australian Federal Police’s role
in their execution, a Roy Morgan poll
on Australian attitudes towards drug smugglers being executed, and tourism
and exploitation. We also question the Australian government’s “concern”
over human rights, when it has a horrible
human rights record itself, as well as supporting other countries despite
their human rights abuses, such as China
and Saudi
Arabia.

We also look into the racist Reclaim Australia movement and
the Rally Against Racism counter-movement. We discuss the article ‘Why
Were Most of the Anti-Reclaim Australia Protestors White?’ by Sanmita Verma,
protesting and privilege, and the importance of people of colour leading
social movements. For more on Reclaim Australia and the Rallies Against Racism,
check out episode
94.

Also covered throughout the episode is: why
nationalism is ridiculous, as well as racism in the
live export campaign and animal advocacy generally. You can hear more on
this topic by listening to Javed de Costa’s talk ‘Class, Race
and Veganism’, which we played on episode 54.

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Clips:

Bunga Hitam
‘Setara’, Payung Teduh ‘Untuk Perempuan Yang Sdang Dalam
Pelukan’, CJ
Reay aka The Casual Terrorist on Queer Punx podcast, Hikari
Todo ‘じかん’.

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